C2-111K JFC Seminar Flashcards
'Things that are worth remembering for the final exam'
Who appoints a Joint Force Commander?
President or SecDef.
Identify the characteristics of a Joint Force Commander.
A general term applied to a:
- Combatant commander
- Subunified commander
- Joint task force commander
Authorized to exercise combatant command or operational control over a joint force.
Mission is broad in scope and service-independent.
Identify the service forces provided by a Joint Force Commander.
- Army forces
- Air Force forces
- Navy forces
- Marine Corps forces
- Special Operations forces
When does the terms Army Forces Commander and Air Force Forces Commander apply?
When the service forces provided are aligned by service.
When does the terms JFACC and JFLCC apply?
When the service forces provided are aligned by function.
Describe the administrative chain of command.
President and the SecDef exercise authority and control of forces through Service Secretaries.
Describe the operational chain of command.
President and SecDef exercise authority, direction, and control of forces through combatant commanders.
List the types of doctrine in order of precedence.
- Multinational doctrine
- Joint doctrine
- Multiservice doctrine
- Service doctrine
Define unified action.
The synchronization, coordination and/or integration of governmental and non-governmental entities with military operations to achieve unity of effort.
List the four types of decisive action conducted by Army forces.
- Offensive
- Defensive
- Stability
- Defense Support of Civilian Authorities (DSCA)
What are the four tenets of unified land operations?
- Simultaneity
- Depth
- Synchronization
- Flexibility
Define air supremacy.
Opposing air and space forces are incapable of effective interference anywhere.
Define air superiority.
A degree of dominance without prohibitive interference by the opposing force.
Define air parity.
No force has control of the air.
What are the seven tenets of Air and Space Power?
- Centralized control/decentralized execution
- Flexibility and versatility
- Synergistic effects
- Persistence
- Concentration
- Priority
- Balance
Describe counter air.
- Integrates offensive and defensive operations
- To attain and maintain a desired degree of air superiority
- Protection by neutralizing or destroying enemy aircraft and missiles both before and after launch.
Describe strategic attack.
Offensive action specifically selected to achieve national strategic objectives.
Attacks to weaken the adversary’s ability or will.
Systematic application of force against enemy systems and centers of gravity (COG).
Describe counter land.
Air power operations against enemy land force capabilities.
The aim of counter land operations is to dominate the surface environment using air power.
Can be divided into two types of operations:
- Air interdiction (AI)
- Close Air Support (CAS)
Define air interdiction (AI).
Air operations conducted to divert, disrupt, delay, or destroy the enemy’s military surface capabilities before it can be brought to bear effectively against friendly forces.
Conducted at such distances from friendly forces that detailed integration is NOT required.
Define close air support (CAS).
Air action by manned or un-manned fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft against hostile targets that are in close proximity to friendly forces and that require detailed integration of each air mission with the fire and movement of those forces.
How does the USAF forces present themselves to a Joint Force Commander?
As an Air Expeditionary Task Force (AETF).
What is the primary mission of the US Navy?
To maintain, train and equip combat-ready naval forces capable of winning wars, deterring aggression and maintaining freedom of the seas.
List the essential functions of the Navy.
- All domain access
- Deterrence
- Sea control
- Power projection
- Maritime security
List the primary Navy mission areas.
- Air warfare
- Surface warfare
- Anti-Submarine warfare
- Strike warfare
- Amphibious warfare
- Mine warfare
- Strategic sealift
- Logistics
- Expeditionary warfare
Which primary Navy mission areas are considered power projection?
Strike warfare and amphibious warfare.
Which Navy mission types does a Carrier Strike Group (CSG) NOT perform?
Amphibious warfare and mine warfare.
Identify the responsibilities associated with each ‘shop’-number in the continental staff system.
- Personnel
- Intelligence
- Operations
- Logistics
- Planning
- Signals
- Training
- Finance
- Civil affairs
List the 12 special operations functions.
- Direct Action (DA)
- Special Reconnaissance (SR)
- Counter-terrorism (CT)
- Unconventional warfare (UW)
- Foreign Internal Defense (FID)
- Military Information Support Operations
- Civil affairs (CA)
- Countering of Weapons of Mass Destruction (C-WMD)
- Security Force Assistance (SFA)
- Hostage Rescue and Recovery (HRR)
- Counter-insurgency (COIN)
- Foreign Humanitarian Assistance (FHA)
Name the senior USAF element of the Theater Air Control System (TACS).
Air Operations Center (AOC).
List the five divisions of the Air Operations Center (AOC).
- Strategy division
- Combat plans division
- Combat operations division
- Air mobility division
- ISR division
Note: Apart from the five divisions, the AOC also comprises liaison elements and specialty teams.
Define air apportionment and identify the agency responsible.
The determination and assignment of the total expected effort by percentage and/or by priority that should be devoted to the various air operations for a given period of time.
The decision is made by the JFC after due consideration of the inputs from component commanders.
Define air allocation and identify the agency responsible.
Translation of the air apportionment decision into total numbers of sorties by weapon system type available for each operation or task.
JFACC is responsible.
Which agency is the senior Air Force liaison to the AAGS?
Joint Air Component Coordination Element (JACCE).
Identify the single point of contact between Army land-based AMD fire direction centers and the controlling agency.
Air Defense Artillery Fire Control Officer (ADAFCO).
What are the two primary missions of the AAGS TACP?
- Advise ground commanders on capabilities/limitations of air operations (liaison)
- Provide terminal attack control of CAS
List the 7 LASER beam characteristics.
- Atmospheric scatter
- Beam divergence
- Spillover
- Flashlight effect
- Podium effect
- Reflectivity
- Spot jitter
What are the 4 major mission command activities?
Plan, prepare, execute, assess.
What are the three elements of Joint Fire Support?
- C2
- Target acquisition
- Attack/delivery
What are the Fire Support war fighting function tasks?
- Deliver fires
- Integrate assets
- Conduct targeting
